You might recall the time when Manti Te'o and Eddie Lacy last played in a football game. They were on the same field in January's 2013 BCS national championship, when Lacy and Alabama's offense lit-er-ally ran over Te'o and Notre Dame's defense in a 42-14 rout.

When you look back at how Lacy, the offensive player of that game, rumbled for 140 rushing yards with his NFL-caliber Crimson Tide linemen having their way with the Fighting Irish's vaunted front seven, it offered strong evidence to bring down Te'o’s NFL draft stock at inside linebacker.

Le'Veon Bell could be a target of the St. Louis Rams in Round 3. (AP Photo)

Turns out, while Te'o looked really bad, Lacy wasn't helped much either by looking really good, as both players were shut out of Thursday night's first round.

Consider before that game, Te'o strength as an upfield tackler was seen as a great asset, right up there with his intangibles. Then we saw him struggle to get off blocks and wrap up Lacy and running mate T.J. Yeldon. Less than 10 days later, those intangibles also were dragged down by questions over the embarrassing girlfriend hoax that came to light.

Put those things together, and add the concerns about Te'o coverage ability at a position where it's become most crucial, and he wasn't worthy of a top-32 selection. Then you remember that other no inside linebackers were, as Georgia's Alec Ogletree was drafted to play outside for the Rams.

For Lacy, the whole pre-draft process was figuring out just how much of a hand Alabama's offensive line had in making him look that good as power back. That group included his left guard, Chance Warmack and his right tackle, D.J. Fluker—who went back-to-back to the Titans (No. 10) and Chargers (No. 11). Center Barrett Jones should be a Day 2 pick, and left tackle Cyrus Kouandijo is a future sure-fire first-rounder.

Lacy looked the part of the strong workhorse, but for him the questions lingered about his speed, quickness and elusiveness when he didn't have a consistent clear path. His post-draft bugaboo was a hamstring injury that kept him out of action at the Combine and the Crimson Tide’s pro day, and by the time he had a chance to show his wares to scouts, he wasn't ready. He became the power back who couldn't quite power through.

Lacy still looks like the much better pro than Te'o. He can't feel too bad either, because every team passed on running backs in the first round. He was far removed from being Trent Richardson (No. 3 overall last year) and looking further back, a notch below Mark Ingram (No. 28 two years ago). A great landing spot for Lacy in early Round 2 is the Cincinnati Bengals at No. 37 overall.

As for Te'o, the Lions should have some interest at No. 36, otherwise it's back to the Bears considering him as a Brian Urlacher replacement at No. 50. Sticking with the NFC North theme, the Vikings, the team tied to Te'o most before the draft, no longer have a pick in Day 2 after trading up with New England to take wide receiver Cordarrelle Patterson at No. 29.

MORE DAY 2 PREDICTIONS

— Running backs hasn't had a night like this since 1963 (make that December '62). That was a last time not a single one was selected in Round 1, a most dubious gold anniversary. Once Lacy goes, there should be several taken on Day 2, however. North Carolina speedster Giovani Bernard is a most intriguing open-field cog, and UCLA's Johnathan Franklin should be taken next. Christine Michael of Texas A&M has some off-field issues, but the skill set is there to be a special feature back.

It also will be the time for the Big Ten system-friendly duo of Wisconsin's Montee Ball and Michigan State's Le'Veon Bell. Bell would be a good get for the Rams to help replace Steven Jackson at No. 71.

— Wide receivers and tight ends will be in high demand. Patterson joined Clemson's DeAndre Hopkins and West Virginia's Tavon Austin as first-round wideouts. The next trio to watch is California's Keenan Allen, USC's Robert Woods and Louisiana Tech's Quinton Patton. Now that Notre Dame's Tyler Eifert is gone, two other "E's", Stanford's Zach Ertz and San Diego State’s Gavin Escobar are athletic difference-makers left at tight end. In a passing league where you can never have enough weapons, look for several teams to load up on Friday.

— Playing the quarterback match game. EJ Manuel and the Bills found each other in Round 1, but let's take another shot at some of where the other top guys will go on Day 2. Look out for USC's Matt Barkley to the Jaguars, West Virginia's Geno Smith to the Eagles, Syracuse's Ryan Nassib to Cardinals and Arkansas' Tyler Wilson to the Jets.